What I'd like

is to find a way to read the original Nancy Drew. In the 1950s it was edited for length, racism (so how bad was it one wonders if it was racist by 1950s standard) and to make Nancy more dependent on men (You can see what I mean
here).

I can understand removing the racism of the 1930s/40s when the series was originated (basically from what I can tell is the Black maid Beulah becomes White Harriet). It's sad to think they made Nancy less feisty to satisfy the McCarthy era morals (eye rolls, I have no patience for people who think the 50s were so great, including the parentals).

I just reread a mystery for a prompt challenge 'a book you loved as a child.' Parts of Nancy still hold up well, others far less so. Still, I would love to see the original Nancy. The article I linked above has some interesting and frustrating points.

You can't refuted that Nancy is a bit Mary Sue, an icon of wholesome values (read conservative) and wealthy White Privilege but that is looking at it with a 21st century filter. Think about the time period in which it was written. Nancy was, and to many, still is a feminist icon.

That said, I'm not sure I'm interested in reading the modern series, though I was thinking in the shower about was there a Nancy Drew for modern kids. I read a lot of MG/YA stuff and I haven't seen these new Nancys in libraries so I wonder how popular they were.

I haven't written much this month but I DID write every day so I am happy with that.